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Inaugural Experience · August 2026 · Mérida, Mexico  ·  In Partnership with Balam Group Real Estate

Mérida, Mexico &
The Yucatán Peninsula

The Experience

Presence changed
the perspective.

Mérida is entering a rare stage of evolution — established enough to matter, early enough to still reward positioning. Our inaugural group arrived with questions. They left with relationships, clarity, and a far more grounded understanding of what investment here actually looks like.

What shapes a decision in this market is rarely visible from outside it. It is found in proximity: to the developments reshaping the region, the professionals quietly building within it, and the context that only becomes legible on the ground. Over five days in August 2026, a curated group moved through the Yucatán with that access — private introductions, developer walkthroughs, legal and financial briefings, and cultural immersion that no investor conference can replicate.

The experience was designed deliberately — paced for clarity, conversation, and discernment rather than volume. It worked. The Mérida Investor Experience is now a signature Élysienne offering, held twice each year.

On-the-Ground Partner

Balam Group
Real Estate

This experience is delivered in direct partnership with Balam Group Real Estate — one of the Yucatán's most respected development and advisory firms. Their relationships, market access, and regional expertise were central to what made our inaugural experience substantively different from a standard investor tour — and remain so for every experience that follows.
5 Days · 4 Nights A pace that allows depth — not a highlight reel. Time for reflection, conversation, and decision-making that participants consistently described as one of the experience's greatest strengths.
Curated Group Intentionally intimate — small enough for real conversations and meaningful introductions, with access that a larger group simply cannot replicate.
2×
Year Offered Twice Annually Due to the success of our inaugural experience, the Mérida Investor Experience is now a recurring signature offering. Dates are announced seasonally. Join the interest list to be notified first.

Inaugural Experience · August 2026

From the First Experience

Real conversations. Real developments. Real people shaping one of Mexico's most compelling investment markets. The following photographs are from our inaugural Mérida Investor Experience.

Welcome lunch — Mérida Investor Experience, August 2026
Welcome reception — Mérida Investor Experience
Development site visit — Yucatán
Meeting with notaria — Mérida legal briefing
Legal and investment session — Mérida
Investor group — Mérida Experience, August 2026
Investor group — Mérida Experience
Investor discussion — Mérida
Group session — Mérida Investor Experience
On-the-ground exploration — Mérida
Participant experience — Mérida, Yucatán
Coastal corridor — Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán coastline — investor experience
Bodega experience — Mérida cultural immersion
Cultural exploration — Mérida, Mexico
Uxmal — ancient Mayan site, Yucatán Peninsula

Photography from the inaugural Mérida Investor Experience — August 2026

Participant Reflections

In their own words.

"My experience was both imaginative and informative. I came home informed, inspired — and asking much better questions about what international real estate investment can look like."

Tiffany B.  ·  Inaugural Participant

"The curation of exploration and education was top tier. The commitment to ensuring we were well versed was felt!"

Tiffany B.  ·  Inaugural Participant

"Wanted to give a big shout out to Nicohle Slobodyanyuk at Élysienne Global Concierge for putting together this investor trip to Mérida, MX."

Ian M.  ·  Inaugural Participant

What Participants Experienced

Access. Relationships.
Clarity.

Market Access
  • Private development tours — projects not yet publicly marketed
  • Residential, commercial, and industrial property walkthroughs
  • On-the-ground market briefings from local specialists
  • Neighbourhood-level understanding of Mérida's emerging corridors
  • Early-positioning introductions at select developments
Relationships
  • Direct introductions and networking with Balam Group Real Estate and leading local developers
  • Private presentations with architects and designers active in the market
  • Introductions to legal and financial specialists in Mexico — including notarios and cross-border advisors
  • Ongoing relationship with the Élysienne network post-experience
Perspective
  • Investor-level conversations on structuring, due diligence, and portfolio fit
  • Financial and legal insight on cross-border Mexico real estate investment
  • Mastermind discussions with fellow participants of similar standing
  • Personalized guidance throughout — from arrival to follow-up
  • Clarity on what the market offers — and what it does not

Market Context. Human Intelligence.

Beyond site plans
and spreadsheets.

What makes a market compelling is not fully visible in numbers. It is in how people choose to live here — and increasingly, why they stay. Our inaugural group moved through Centro Histórico, one of the best-preserved colonial centers in the Americas, and out to the cenotes and coastal corridors that define the region's quality of life.

The colonial architecture, the scale and silence of the cenotes, the pace of the mercados — these carry information that a site plan does not. Understanding how a place is built, how it moves, and how its residents inhabit it is part of understanding what it means to invest here. That context is not described in advance. It is encountered directly.

The Yucatán's investment thesis is inseparable from its quality of life. Our participants experienced both.

The Mérida Investor Experience · Inaugural August 2026

A Signature Élysienne Experience

Join us for the
Next Experience.

Due to the success of our inaugural experience, the Mérida Investor Experience is now offered twice each year. Dates are announced seasonally to those on the interest list. Both participation levels remain available.

Participation Level · I

Private Residence
Experience

Full investment programming plus exclusive accommodation at a restored private residence in a prime Mérida location — walking distance from Centro Histórico. Designed for hosting, conversation, and the informal exchanges that rarely happen on a schedule.

Participation Level · II

Investor Access
Experience

Full access to every site visit, developer meeting, market briefing, and investment session — with lodgings included. Independent, complete, and built around the same curated programming as Level I.

Join the Interest List

Next dates will be shared with interest list members first · Participation is intentionally limited

Express Interest · Next Available Experience

Join the Interest List.

Complete the form below and you will be among the first to receive dates, details, and availability for the next Mérida Investor Experience. Submissions are reviewed personally.

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Terms of Participation

Reservation & Participation Policy

The Mérida Investor Experience is curated by design. The following terms apply to all future experiences and exist to protect the integrity of that curation — and to ensure every participant arrives with complete clarity.

01  —   Curated Capacity

Participation is intentionally limited to preserve the quality, access, and intimacy that define this experience. Availability is confirmed on a rolling basis from the interest list.

02  —   Reservation Deposit

A reservation deposit is required to secure your place and initiate coordination of accommodations, transportation, and curated access arrangements. Placement cannot be guaranteed until the deposit has been received.

03  —   Consideration Period

Participants may rescind within 14 calendar days of deposit payment for a full refund, provided accommodations, transportation, vendor commitments, and other contracted arrangements have not yet been finalised.

The standard 14-day period may be shortened or modified for registrations made close to supplier commitment deadlines. Any applicable limitations will be communicated in writing prior to confirmation.

04  —   Balance Due Date

Remaining balances are due no later than 30 days prior to departure. Upon final payment, accommodations, transportation, vendor commitments, and experience arrangements become contractually committed, and all payments become non-refundable.

05  —   Late Registrations

Registrations received after supplier commitments have been finalised may require payment in full at the time of booking and may be non-refundable. Applicable terms will be communicated prior to confirmation. Subject to availability.

06  —   Availability

All participation and accommodation arrangements remain subject to availability at the time of confirmation. Élysienne will communicate directly should any aspect of your arrangement require adjustment.

07  —   Minimum Participation Threshold

Should the experience minimum not be reached, participant payments will be refunded in full — or, at each participant's discretion, applied toward a future curated Élysienne experience. You will never be left without recourse.

Questions about these terms are welcome before any commitment is made. Reach us at hello@elysienneglobal.com — we are always glad to speak directly.